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Some companies search far and wide for a winning acquisition candidate.
But the folks at Avis Budget Group (CAR) found one in their own backyard. In October 2011 , the operator of the Avis and Budget rental car brands acquired its independently owned licensee, Avis Europe, which operated Avis and Budget in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and just Avis in Asia.
Avis Budget paid roughly $1 billion for the European licensee. The buy brought a lot to the table, including revving up the company's global expansion and accelerating its growth engine.
An Avis car rental lot at London's Heathrow Airport. Avis Budget Group has bought Avis Europe and hopes to expand further in Europe. View Enlarged Image
"The key to our ability to generate growth through global expansion obviously stems from our acquisition of Avis Europe last year," said Avis Budget spokesman John Barrows via email. "We now control the brand proposition on a global basis, which provides a number of opportunities."
Barrows says the buy gives Avis Budget the opportunity to ensure brand "consistency." The idea, he adds, is to create a more consistent customer experience for each brand, which is something travelers value higher than almost anything else.
Brand Growth
Another key benefit: With Avis Europe in the mix, the company has the opportunity to pursue brand growth, such as the Budget brand in Europe, where the company had a share of the rental car market of roughly 8 percentage points or more behind other developed territories where it operates Budget.
"I would say the Avis Europe acquisition was pretty transformational," adds Northcoast Research analyst John Healy.
The biggest opportunity, he says, is to expand the Budget brand across Europe, where he estimates it has a roughly 2% share of the market. He says Budget is a very strong player everywhere outside of Europe, with a market share in the double digits in places such as the U.S. and Latin America.
Every 1% of incremental market share gained by the Budget brand in Europe could equate to roughly 10 cents to 15 cents in incremental earnings, Healy estimated in a recent report.
"Although economic head winds in Europe persist, we continue to believe that initiatives by Avis to expand the Budget brand in Europe as well as other initiatives will continue to bolster profits," he added.
The company's initial target is to get Budget to a 5% market share in Europe, which is still half of what it is in the U.S., said Chief Executive Ronald Nelson on the third-quarter conference call.
"Third-quarter results would suggest the target is reasonable, as Budget accounted for nearly 13% of our European volume in the quarter, vs. only 5% a year ago," he said. "As a reminder, each share point equals roughly $100 million of revenues, and the opportunity here can be quite large."
Having Avis Europe under the corporate umbrella works to Avis Budget's advantage in other ways. With Avis Europe in the mix, Avis Budget is able to be a "single-source provider" for multinational accounts that want procurement, says Barrows.
And, he adds, Avis Budget can now benefit from the leadership presence established for Avis in places like India and China.
The company expects to have 100 locations in China by the end of this year, which Barrows says would be well above the number of locations there of any other international rental car company.
The Avis and Budget rental car suppliers serve different segments of the market. Avis serves the premium commercial and leisure segments of the travel industry. Budget competes within value-conscious segments of the industry in the U.S. and other regions, and as a premium brand in Canada, the Caribbean and other parts of the world. Budget also operates a truck rental business in the U.S.
Avis Budget provides a full range of vehicle rental services through 10,000 rental locations in approximately 175 countries around the world.
After a tough haul during the recession, its business hit a trough in 2009 and has been on the comeback trail since with some nice growth this year. Sales have been up by double digits the past four quarters. And earnings have risen at that rate the past two quarters.
Third-quarter earnings rose 43% to $1.46 a share. Sales grew 34% to $2.17 billion.
"Our third-quarter results reflect strong summer volume growth and a significant contribution from the Avis Europe acquisition," said Nelson in a statement reporting results.
The acquisition contributed $526 million to revenue in the quarter.
In North America, revenue rose 2%, primarily due to a 4% increase in volume and a 7% increase in ancillary revenues, partially offset by a 3% year-over-year decline in pricing.
On the international front, revenue, excluding Avis Europe, grew 1% as a result of a 2% increase in volume and increased licensee royalty revenue, partially offset by a 3% decline in reported pricing due primarily to currency effects. Including the Avis Europe buy, international revenue soared more than 300%.
In Europe, the company saw positive volume growth, driven by strong leisure demand spurred by the expansion of Budget, said CFO David Wyshner on the conference call. Corporate demand continued to be soft, which is probably more reflective of the economic challenges, he added.
Growth Initiatives
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters see full-year earnings rising 47% to $2.42 a share. They expect a 4% increase in 2013.
Avis Budget is reaping the benefits of several initiatives to drive growth. They include efforts to grow its small-business customer base, to substantially improve the profitability of its off-airport business, and to capture a higher proportion of high-margin cross-border travel, Barrows says. These are among the company's most profitable segments, says Barrows.
Its strategy also includes new brand marketing campaigns for both Avis and Budget that were launched in 2012, and an ongoing focus on increasing sales of ancillary products and services, such as GPS rentals.
It's also made a push to improve efficiency using tools such as Six Sigma on more than 500 different project deployments in 2011. Six Sigma is a set of tools and strategies for process improvement. The projects were primarily focused on enhancing operational efficiency, driving incremental revenue, reducing fleet depreciation and fleet maintenance costs, and improving the Avis and Budget customer experience, Barrows says.
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North Central College and Naper Settlement are each moving forward with plans for projects in and around Naperville's downtown.
The city's Downtown Advisory Commission recently received updates from the liberal arts school and living history museum on the status of the projects that include a science center, park and educational children's play area.
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North Central College is working on designs for its new science center to replace the Kroehler Science Center that dates back to 1970.
The school has been gathering input from its faculty, experts and community members as it creates plans for the building that will be constructed south of Van Buren Avenue between Loomis and Brainard streets. Officials have said the facility could be as large as 125,000 square feet and cost about $60 million.
Jim Godo, assistant vice president for external affairs, said it will be "a transformative facility."
"We feel like we have an obligation to make sure that we equip students who come to our campus with the best quality of education across the range and … (science technology, engineering and math) education is at the forefront of that," Godo said.
Councilman Joe McElroy, who sits on the Downtown Advisory Commission, said there have been some concerns from nearby residents about the building facing inward.
"I …think it's important the building complement and fit in with neighborhood," he said.
Godo said the college has been meeting with neighbors and will continue to do so.
"We're not going to turn our backs on the neighborhood," he said. "There will certainly be entryways to the building on the street side as well."
The college still needs to raise funds to pay for the new facility, which it hopes to open in 2017.
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Just half a mile from the science center, North Central College is also creating a park out of a property long known around town as an eyesore.
The college purchased 430 S. Washington St. and demolished the dilapidated building there just over a year ago. It is now making plans for a park that will include college signage and tributes to the school's cross country and academic traditions.
"It's a very simple, open design," Godo said.
The city also will be taking the opportunity make improvements to the adjacent Riverwalk by connecting a lower walkway to Washington Street and the Moser Bridge.
Downtown Advisory Commission Chairman Steve Rubin complimented the project, saying he believes it can be "a step forward in line with our efforts to connect the downtown with all the great cultural, and educational opportunities around us – the Heritage Society, the schools, the carillon, the college, the children's museum."
Officials are working with DuPage County to obtain the necessary permits, but do not expect work to begin until next year.
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Visitors won't have to wait quite as long for Naper Settlement's newest feature, The Rita (Fredenhagen) and John Harvard Early Learning Playscape.
"What we're trying to do is create an environment for children ages 2 to 7 to introduce them to history, both the early settlement period, the natural environment that Illinois had when settlers and Native Americans lived here and the interactions between those two cultures," said Debbie Grinnell, vice president of museum services.
The playscape will include climbing structures, a sensory garden, splash pad, trading post and picnic tables and could open in July.


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Vizag Development Council (VDC) and Mahila Chaitanya Sravanthi (MCS) have sought a better deal to the backward north Andhra region, if bifurcation of the state was inevitable. In separate letters to the Group of Ministers, the two organisations put forth their points of view seeking a better deal to Seemandhra region.
MCS chairperson S. Shirin Rahman demanded making Visakhapatnam, which has all the infrastructure facilities, as the capital of Seemandhra, to give a fillip to the backward north Andhra region. She also sought establishment of a High Court Bench, technical education institutes like IIT, NIT, IIM and Indian Institute of Space Technology, improvement of modern medical facilities, ITIR and Tourism hub in Visakhapatnam.
Dr. Shirin Rahman also sought a Metro Rail project for the city, a special package for women involved in agriculture, industrial park for women entrepreneurs and an institute on the lines of NEERI in Visakhapatnam as the city was identified as a highly sensitive zone for pollution.
VDC president Vishnu Kumar Raju and vice president O. Naresh Kumar sought that the Union Government should take every possible step to protect the interests of the people of Andhra and Rayalaseema who are worried on account of division of state.
Besides granting special package (yet to be announced) the government must clear some of the pending demands of Andhra and Rayalaseema, which are divided into fund based and Non Fund Based expectations from the Government.
The VDC suggested that all dams and irrigation canals, gates should be operated and controlled by the Central Water Tribunal as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court, power should be allocated from the central grid until the proposed new units meet the requirements of domestic, industry and agricultural needs. Free trade zones should be set at Vizag and Kakinada and the ITIR should be sanctioned in Vizag region without any further delay. They sought allotment of land for promotion of the film industry in Vizag, setting up of two public sector anchor industries in the PCPIR region and establishment of convention Centres and Multi product Business Incubation Centers in Vizag, Vijayawada and Nellore.
They also sought promotion of tourism by connecting all the heritage, cultural and historic places in Seemandhra region, setting up of a new railway zone with headquarters in Visakhapatnam and development and upgradation of four international airports , Navy to have separate airport at new Naval Base away from current airport at Vizag and time-bound package for development of new capital city in Seemandhra.
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Regardless of upfront costs and monthly fees, ATM fees are the common ground. Western Union ($1.95 per transaction) and American Express ($2 per transaction) charge a fee for ATM withdrawals. Celebrity prepaid cards charge between $2 and $2.50 per transaction at ATMs, although Magic Johnson and Russell Simmons offer two complementary transactions per month.
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Russell Simmons says his card is not only for those who've been rejected by banks. Nearly 30% of RushCard applicants over the past year had a bank checking account when they applied for the RushCard. Historically, it was impossible to use a prepaid card as a bank account, since before Bluebird you could not deposit your paycheck directly. If you don't have a bank account, you must rely on check cashing services to load a prepaid plastic with cash.
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Considering Dead Rising 3 is the only game I'm remotely interested in, I'l disagree on a personal level.
Also the last 2 years of 360 vs PS3 exclusives is why i don't really have much faith in microsoft. If they can turn shit around I'll buy one
I still think the PS4 line is better compared to Xbox One.
Just put it in perspective, PS4 is 8 Days away from launch in UK an only 1 month till 2014, a month that will go pretty quickly in terms of playing games that are out for PS4 now but when 2014 comes that's when it starts to bring out the heavy hitters so he can stuff his comments for 2013 it means nothing but more than in ya face comment.
Add GT to the 2014 lineup…
Yup, still looking pretty dry Sony…
Dead Rising 3 is also the only game that interests me that Xbox One has at launch. I do agree that Xbox One has a stronger launch line up due to DR3 and Forza. But then again the games that I'm most interested in at the minute are multiplats. With my PS4 I'll be getting AC4, Fifa 14, Battlefield 4 and Killzone.
A bit selective, you missed a few
Heres a update
Flower - 92
ResOgun - 83
Knack - 56
Forza- 82
Ryse - 61
Crimson Dragon - 55
LocoCycle - 48
MS has the biggest lineup, and it looks good on paper but not better in reality, shame Knack lets the PS4 side down
Would say that about Ryse but...well its not as low as the rest of the X1 lineup.
Quantity over quality it seems
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Either way, it's personal preference.
These consoles are investments, you pick your console based on what kind of games you like to play, and what games are are guaranteed to be coming. Sony hands down better 1st party studios making games.
Sony has so many original titles that you know you going to be getting amazing games in the future.
I myself cant think of ANY Microsoft 1st party games besides Halo, and Gears that were "must have" games.
Or that didn't come to PS eventually.
People say XBO has a better exclusive launch lineup but they forget the Free2Play games that are exclusive to PS4 and PC. If Xbox players count Titanfall as an exclusive, I'm counting Warframe, Blacklight
Retribution, Resogun, Contrast, Trine 2, and DC Universe and more that are listed below.
I have 10 games in my PS4 library already, I was able to download 4 free ones right away,
2 of which are completely free to play online, and the other where free as well with psPlus.
What does XBO have for free??
A fighting game where everyone is the same character, Xbox Fitness..and?...that it. Maybe Kinect Sports.
This is a list of games that are exclusive to each console.
I also marked the games that are generally considered to be "casual" or "bad" games
Obviously this is subjective, but I think you know what I mean and can agree that the games marked with *
are not system sellers whatsoever and can help prove my point.
XBO game at launch 13 of which are exclusive to XBO
and *9 of which are considered to be "bad" or "for kids and casuals"
which leave 4 as "quality games"
Angry Birds Star Wars
Assassin's Creed 4
Battlefield 4
Call of Duty: Ghosts
*Crimson Dragon
Dead Rising 3
*Fighter Within
Forza 5
Just Dance
Killer Instinct
*Kinect Sports Rivals
Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Madden NFL 25
NBA Live 14
Need for Speed: Rivals
*Powerstar Golf
*Skylanders Swap Force
*Xbox Fitness
*Zoo Tycoon
*Zumba Fitness World Party
PS4 games at launch 11 of which are exclusive to PS4
and *4 of which are considered to be "bad" or "for kids and casuals"
which leave 7 as "quality games"
Angry Birds Star Wars
AC4: Black Flag
Battlefield 4
Black Light Retribution
Call of Duty: Ghosts
DC Universe Online
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Just Dance
Killzone Shadow Fall
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Madden NFL 25
NFS Rivals
*Sound Shapes
*Super Motherlode
*Trine 2: Complete Story
....What first party stuff? Dead Rising isn't first party- that's made by Capcom. Just like how Gears of War weren't "first party exclusives" MS doesn't own Epic even if they do own the IP.
Third party exclusives is what MS has.
From a "first party" point of view, PS4 has KZ:SF and Knack.. Launch window includes Drive Club and Infamous Second Son. All made by Sony owned studios.
What does MS have? If I recall, only Forza?
Edit: Ah, I guess some Kinect games too.
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Emporio Armani Spring 2013 | Runway
Emporio Armani Spring 2013
Giorgio Armani called his Spring 2013 collection for Emporio Armani "Neat," and that was an apt description: the overwhelming lightness of color and the simplicity of the shapes he sent down the runway were very neat indeed.
The show started with menswear-inspired separates (think Prince of Wales check shorts paired with blazers and jackets, and suiting in shades of taupe and olive green). This faded to airy pieces in the palest pinks and blues, like two short-sleeved cardigans cut from a pleated, sheer material and cocktail dresses so light they fluttered as the models walked down the runway.
But as with all of Armani's collections, this one was strong — not sweet. There was a toughness to a metallic one-shoulder shirt that suggested chain mail and a selection of gently pleated pastel shorts with sheen. There weren't any gowns in this outing, but with so many other ways to sparkle, who needs them?
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Jun. 14 at 3:49pm
Last week, I reflected on the startling lack of satisfaction the vast array of affordable material goods seems to produce in the American consumer. What, I wondered, could possibly illustrate Kierkegaard's "possibility unchecked by necessity" better than your local Walmart Supercenter?
But then I thought of something.
The internet.
There you have it: endless possibility, held in check only by the finite stamina of the mouse-clicking finger.
Now, I'm really not a luddite.
Or I try not to be. I aspire to be a Pauline kind of person--and mother-- one who "tests all things and holds fast to what is good" rather than preemptively forbidding all things in case they turn out to be not so good. If I do sometimes think of the internet as the embodiment of Kierkegaardian despair, though--well, I have my reasons.
True, my luddite inclinations are kept in check by my ready acknowledgement of the positive side of the e-world. I'm in constant communication with beloved relatives and friends, including a traveling husband. I'm even in occasional contact with people who, before the internet, I could only have regarded as distant celebrities (I don't mean Justin Bieber; I'm talking about, say, homeschool guru Mary Pride and poet Joseph Bottom).
In my teenaage backpacking-around-Europe days, I spoke to my parents only occasionally. I'd go to the one building in Rome that had international phone access for foreigners, wait in line, buy my tokens, argue with the high-strung little man at the desk, and then wait in line some more for my turn in the little booth.
My own far-flung kids can just open up Facebook or Skype.
So, yes, the internet is the vehicle for a lot of fun, joy and intellectual enrichment. And bonding. And apostolate. Or it can be.
On the other hand, of course, evidence is mounting that it's bad for your physical health (flexing the mouse-clicking muscle, studies indicate, is not quite enough to keep you in tip-top shape). And it can be bad for mental health. And for marriage (every time I check my email, must I be invited to ogle all those eerily cheerful, yet apparently broodingly lonely, local guys?). It can be bad for friendship, too—at least the real-life kind.
Health, marriage and friendship: surely these are some of the most fundamental personal realities of all.
The data is starting to come in, too, about what all that pornography and Playstation has done to a generation of young men. Impulses that used to be channeled towards marriage--or at least interpersonal acts of fornication and adultery—are no longer directed to another human being at all, but to an image on a screen.
The ambition and aggression that used to be channeled towards making one's mark on the world and supporting a family are now focused on achieving an ever more awesome score at Lego Batman II.
Hasn't it enhanced education, though? Optimistic bureaucrats have been working hard to get the internet into the hands of every schoolchild. It was supposed to look like this:
Even if there's no intrinsically evil content, the sheer quantitiy of time spent staring at ever-more portable screens is still mindboggling. The effects are not always obvious, though--precisely because you don't experience the time not spent reading to the kids, socializing with friends, playing outside, or just living "mindfully."
It's far too easy to treat life as a spectator sport.
Still, for good or ill, the web is not going anywhere. To cavil about it feels like raging against the internal combustion engine. It would be silly to refuse to appreciate the sheer mindbogglingness of it all—and the artistic merit of much of it, and the potential for enhancing human relations.
You might conclude: Look, it's like the telephone. It's not intrinsically good or evil. Sure, it takes some self-control and some discipline to use it well, but if you lack those qualities, don't blame the technology itself. As Kevin de Souza has pointed out, that would be
...tantamount to people saying that fast food joints are the cause of putting on weight. With this erroneous logic, the solution is to shut down all fast food restaurants. Burgers and fries don't make us fat unless we lack the self-control that it takes to say,'Enough!'
You'll get no argument from me. The real solution always lies within the person,
and never in simply providing or restricting options external to him.
But just as there's such a thing as "structures of sin"—ways of ordering society that ease the way for evil individual decisions—there are ways of ordering our individual and family lives that encourage technology addiction.
Because it is addictive. Not just for people who have a genetic physiological weakness for it, but for just about everybody.
Communicative people can use it to communicate; shyer ones, to avoid the chore of communication. Extroverts use it to socialize, introverts to avoid socializing. Productive, organized people use it to enhance those skills; lazy, incompetent people can use it to put off the hard work of getting organized. (Don't ask me how I know.) Writers, readers, movie buffs, lefthanded redheaded trombone players in need of a support group…there's something for literally everyone.
But addictions are poison to personal self-determination. St. Paul sums it up: "For the good that I would, I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do." Who can understand this better than someone who's been telling himself for an hour, or three, to go to bed, or start supper, or get a little fresh air, but finds himself still sitting and staring at the glowing rectangle.
Of course they could get the same results cost-free by using self-discipline and willpower. It's possible to resist wasting time on the internet. In fact, it's possible to use it positively.
So let's wholeheartedly embrace its good side and clear-headedly acknowledge the effort it takes to use it well. You don't have to be a luddite. You just have to admit that they don't call it a web and a net for nothing.
This month's Reading Circle is on this very topic, which is becoming urgent for us all.
The Pope, too, recognizes it. Ours is the Age of Addiction.
Like you, Devra, I feel the Luddite temptation. A week or two ago Jules was biking in Amish country and noticing the loveliness and goodness of families working together outdoors, using noiseless tools.
One of the motives for his spontaneous decision to spend this week taking our two youngest on a bike trip to New Hampshire was to get them away from computers and videos. Yesterday he texted (!) me to say that it has been hard but beautiful. Benedict (9) keeps exclaiming, "Mom would love this view!" At one point, a bear ran across the road in front of them. I love that they can forward me photos instantly, though.
We can't eliminate technology, but we have to find ways not only of controlling it, but of counteracting its influence with other goods.
Yesterday a friend came over and we spent hours sitting in the garden talking. It was good.
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Michael Hanby make the important point in the article below that formerly art (in the broad sense of artifice) imitated nature. Following Bacon's philisophy now nature is succumbing to art. I think the key is viewing nature as gift, beauty, sacrament, and sign and not simply something to use.
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This recipe is so easy and makes amazing pancakes. They were light and fluffy and delicious, especially with blueberries. The mix did not take long to make and the batter came together very quickly. I think this recipe is as close to foolproof as you can get. My husband says I should never use store-bought mix again...."


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17 Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father who made the heavenly lights; with him there is neither variation nor darkness caused by turning. | 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. |
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With a former Oakland Athletic and two ex-minor leaguers on staff, Baseball Unlimited Training Center is a safe haven to help young hitters, pitchers, and fielders take their skills to the next level. The 7,500-square-foot facility houses five separate hitting and pitching tunnels extending to 65 feet in length, suitable for practicing all baseball or softball pitches, except for spitballs or cannonballs. The center hosts ballplayers ranging from little leaguers to college players, who can each take part in camps and clinics or practice individually through batting-cage rentals in 30-minute allotments.
The Worcester Tornadoes man the diamond at Fitton Field, a historical ballpark that has hosted America's pastime for more than a century. The VIP tickets place onlookers right by all the infield action, close enough to admire players' torque-twisting swings and umpires' gentle coos. The included team baseball cap can be used to shield eyes from the harsh summer sun or to catch foul-tipped beverages as they plummet toward unsuspecting thighs. Purchasers of this Groupon can also enjoy half off admittance to the Tornadoes' opening-day game against the New York Federals on Monday, May 30 at 7:05 p.m.
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Bush Equates His Critics With Tyranny
Fair warning, freedom loving people everywhere! If you believe that the United States is a democracy and you have the right to speak out against the policies of the incumbent administration, then Idiot Son says you support tyranny.
"A country that divides into factions and dwells on old grievances cannot move forward and risks sliding back into tyranny."
-George W. Bush, during a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars
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In north Florida, the Jacksonville Jaguars, one of the favorites to win the Lombardi Trophy, are on cruise control at 9-1.
But that's it. That's just about the only form to hold. In a year Walter Mitty and Steve Forbes gotta love, the entire NFL is standing on its head. The St. Louis Rams -- who haven't had a winning season since 1989 -- are the class of the NFC, and the Tennessee Titans, whose moniker didn't even exist last season, have emerged as conference-title contenders. On the other hand, last year's Super Bowl teams, the Atlanta Falcons and your bruised and battered Denver Broncos, have combined for a 5-15 record. At the rate they're going through running backs, head coaches Mike Shanahan and Dan Reeves may wind up arm wrestling for the right to bail Lawrence Phillips out of jail.
Did we mention that the San Francisco 49ers, who have won three of the last ten Super Bowls, are 3-7 and have somebody named Jeff Garcia playing quarterback? Or that the Green Bay Packers find themselves in fourth place in the NFC Central, looking up at the mighty Detroit Lions? The Barry Sanders-less Detroit Lions.
Meanwhile, Sports Illustrated recently chose Kurt Warner as its mid-season league MVP. No, not Curt Warner. Not the Penn State-bred running back who retired from pro football a few seasons back. This is Kurt with a "K," a former NFL Europe and Arena League quarterback who, before this season started, had attempted exactly eleven NFL passes. As the Rams' surprise starter, he's earning about $5.65 an hour and hasn't begun to slap his name on a breakfast cereal. But going into Sunday's game at San Francisco, he had passed for 2,447 yards and a league-best 26 touchdowns while racking up a performance rating of 117.8 -- twelve points higher than leader Randall Cunningham's way, way back in 1998.
What the hell is going on here? NFL pundits say the league is going through a sea change, if not a major cataclysm, because half a dozen elements have suddenly collided on the eve of the new century.
For one, the anything-goes free agency that arrived in 1993 has destabilized some traditional powers in the game and juiced up some former also-rans. Case in point: Of the 49 players on the Pittsburgh Steelers team that played in the 1996 Super Bowl, 37 are now gone. If you can name all of the teams that temperamental quarterback Jeff George has played for in the last five years, you've got 50,000 free frequent-flier miles coming. By the way, Broncos fans. Have the departures of defensive captain Steve Atwater to the Jets and linebacker Keith Burns to the Bears taken a far greater toll than even their teammates imagined?
A tidal wave of injuries, retirements and coaching changes has also reshaped the power structure of the league. Time finally took its toll on Green Bay Packers bulwark Reggie White and some guy named Elway, and the Lions have had to do (quite nicely, it turns out) without running back Sanders, who abruptly retired just 1,400 yards short of the late Walter Payton's league rushing record. Some other high-profile ball carriers are riding the pine against their will: The Broncos' Terrell Davis (the MVP in 1998, with 2,088 yards!), the Falcons' Jamal Anderson and the 49ers' Garrison Hearst are all out for the year with gruesome injuries, and there's no guarantee the surgeons can put them back together. In Dallas, Emmitt Smith is ailing, and in Denver -- need we recount the Broncos' woes -- an injury to backup Derek Loville has thrust rookie Olandis Gary into the spotlight.
The slaughterhouse offensive of 1999 has also claimed the three top passers of 1998: Suddenly ineffective Randall Cunningham is now the second-stringer at Minnesota, the Jets' resurgent Vinny Testaverde was lost in the first game to a ruptured Achilles tendon, and the Niners' Steve Young can barely remember his name these days, so severe have been his concussions. Soon, all three of these aging stars could be joining Elway on the golf course. As for Miami's ageless and durable Dan Marino, don't talk to him about retirement just yet, but take note that he's hurt, too, replaced by Damon Huard. In Dallas, Troy Aikman is banged up, and in Tampa, Trent Dilfer has been asked to take a seat.
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Hello, Legion-Gaming is currently seeking highly skilled and competitive players to join it's ranks. We have sponsorship backing for both games, tournaments and such. If your interested, please post in here with your: Name Age: Location: Two best characters: What you can bring to a sponsored team: Why you believe you have what it takes: This is our vent: 22.214.171.124. The port is 4004. Join up vent add Lifeshroom and Jhois777 we should be on the rest of the night hit us up for a game/tryout.
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Name: Sentient 6 Age: 18 Location: Alberta, Canada Two best characters: Anivia and Shaco are my two most played heroes, but I play all my champions well. What can I bring to a sponsored team: I can bring years of MOBA experience (going all the way back to early versions of DotA) and my fierce competitive nature. Why I believe I have what it takes: I am, in my opinion, a very skilled and experienced MOBA player with close to 300 wins in LoL, and years of DotA experience. I have experience in using all manner of champions and filling any role required. I am currently searching for a skilled team for S1 and yours sounds like it has some skill behind it, so I am interested to see if you guys are what I am looking for in a team.
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Age: 18 Location: Phildalphia, PA Two Best Characters: Tristana and Akali What can I bring to a sponsored team: I'm a smart and decent player. Regardless of what champion i use I learn and adapt quickly to their abilities and I know when to fight or run. I also play for the team and not myself, so I would rather use my ult to save and ally rather then get a kill(which I might die for). Why I believe I have what it takes: I have been playing for about 3 1/2 months and only during the times I don't have school and I have over 200 wins. In nearly all of my games with champs I know how to play I go positive, and I usually go very positive.
Name: xcrunner1600 Age: 23 Location: Colorado, USA Two best chars: Tough to say, but I give the edge to anivia and gragas What I bring: Experience (back to DOTA), maturity, work ethic, intelligence Why I have what it takes: I'm a very versatile player, can play a large array of different roles and I can play them all well. I think I'm creative when it comes to playing different champs and I can bring the unexpected. Most of all, I'd like to find a consistent group to play and get better with for season 1 and beyond. Look forward to playing with you all.
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26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" | 26 Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" |
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Enjoy the southern hospitality at this Baymont Inn and Suites Prince George at Fort Lee hotel, just off Interstate 295 and convenient to Fort Lee Military Base, Civil War battle sites, the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, Richmond, and the Richmond International Raceway. Pets are welcome at this lodging, which features complimentary wireless Internet and complimentary breakfast as well as fitness center, laundry facilities and large-vehicle parking. Host your next event at the banquet facility, and take care of work details in the business center with meeting rooms, presentation supplies and fax service. When the work is done, relax in the pool or at our onsite bar and restaurant. Rooms feature microwave and refrigerator, ideal for longer stays, and there is no charge for kids 17 and under when accompanied by an adult.
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- Publisher: Hothead Games
- Release Date: May 21, 2008
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 3
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Fantastic story, genuinely funny, great comic feel.
If you don't mind shelling out about twice as much as most other XBLA games for a fairly short tale, you'll likely find the game to be well worth the price of admission.
All in all, the first episode of Penny Arcade Adventures does its best to satisfy a variety of gamers, though hardcore fans of either genre may be left wanting more.
It's a smart, fun game that would have been truly great with a wider range of enemies and environments and a touch more depth to the gameplay.
Even if you're not familiar with the comic, as long as you don't mind a little vulgarity, and one or two urine soaked weapons, the game offers a fun, light-hearted romp filled with breezy combat controls, dozens of filthy hobos to beat up on and one positively useless cat.
Nevertheless, like any good ride, Precipice of Darkness is fun while it lasts.
Those gamers who check out Penny Arcade daily will be playing to see the reappearance of iconic characters and to laugh at the in-jokes dotted throughout the game. But even they would have a hard time swallowing the 1,600 MP price tag (around £15) for five hours of gameplay - gameplay that isn't heavy on replayability.
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Basilisk TransformationMy name is Logan Green.I thought I was just a normal kid. Kept out of trouble, kept myself busy with football, and always making sure I had time to study and get good grades. I guess I have my dad to thank for that. He's always on my back about doing well in school. I know in my heart he means well and that he loves me very much, but at times I hate him for that.But everything I thought I knew, everything I thought was real, turned out to be one great big fat lie. And that monsters are not just legends, but reality.And I was one of them.It all began one day after any other normal day of high school. It was a Friday, I remember that one random fact for some strange reason. Probably because it was the day my life took a turn for the worse.That's the day I met her.She was standing right next to my car. I had never seen this girl before, but she instantly caught my eye. I'm not going to deny it; she was hot. Long, curly dark brown hair with equally dark eyes, tanned skin, the
The Mouse and the Bat: part 3The next day Millie went about her normal routine. She looked about the cottage, went for a walk outside, and read her books--she had just begun to read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow--but nothing could help ease her guilt from the previous night. She focused very little on the words before her, and finally gave up on reading altogether and began to pace across her desk.. How could she focus on Ichabod Cranes love affair with Katrina when she worried so about the Bat. He had seemed so sad the previous night--perhaps sadder than any night before. But still, she knew she could never accept his proposal. It was just impossible.But then again why was it impossible?Because it jut was, she assured herself. She didnt love the Bat, not enough to marry him. And besides, what kind of life could she have as the wife of a vampire bat? How could she marry someone so so Ugly?No, Millie was sure it wasnt his appearance. Yes, that at first had been her r
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OAKLAND, Calif., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading internet radio service that gives people music they love, today announced several senior executive appointments in the advertising unit of the company. The appointments reiterate the company's commitment to continue increasing its suite of clients utilizing the most sophisticated Pandora mobile, digital, audio and video advertising solutions for national and local brand initiatives.
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Pandora Chief Revenue Officer John Trimble said, "As our audience continues to grow, we are uniquely able to develop innovative ways of helping advertisers connect with their key audiences. We are excited to welcome the talent and expertise of these three executives to our sales team to help cultivate relationships with new clients and further develop our mobile, video and audio advertising solutions."
- Tommy Pizzo joins Pandora as Regional Vice President of the East Coast and will be based out of Pandora's New York office. Pizzo will focus on providing clients with innovative, cross-platform advertising solutions for brands of all sizes and industries. He brings more than a decade of experience in digital advertising to Pandora and was most recently with BrightRoll. He has worked with companies such as AOL, MSN, FoxSports and MySpace in both sales and business development roles.
- Pandora welcomes Brian Colbert as Vice President of Mobile Advertising Sales, where he is charged with helping advertisers reach their target audience across Pandora's mobile product portfolio. Prior to joining Pandora, Colbert was the Senior Director of Mobile Advertising Sales and Strategy at ESPN, where he helped build the mobile business since 2007 and developed many of the sales strategies that made ESPN a leading destination for national brand advertisers. Brian has also worked with companies like Music Choice and MTV.
- Previously responsible for managing Pandora's discretionary advertising inventory, Brian Mikalis has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Monetization and Mid-Market Sales. In his new role, he will focus on monetizing Pandora's growing mobile audience and working with advertisers and partners that are looking to reach their target audience through audio, video and display advertising opportunities. Additionally, he will lead the strategy for the following teams: network and advertising business development, direct response, app developer sales and mid-market.
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Montpelier, Vermont, May 05, 2014 -- United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Monday announced that USDA is seeking applications from rural small businesses and agricultural producers for funding to make energy efficiency improvements or to install renewable energy systems.
"Developing renewable energy presents an enormous economic opportunity for rural America," said USDA Rural Development Vermont and New Hampshire State Director Ted Brady. "This funding will help farmers, ranchers and rural small business owners incorporate renewable energy and energy efficiency technology into their operations, create jobs and help America become more energy independent."
The funding is being provided through USDA Rural Development's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Investments from programs like REAP help support the engine of America's economic growth – a thriving middle class. REAP is one of many USDA programs and initiatives to support an expanded domestic energy economy. In addition to helping to increase renewable energy production, USDA makes investments in the bioeconomy, provides support for the emerging biobased products industry, supports new technologies, and supports energy efficiency improvements.
Vermont farmers and small businesses have benefited substantially from the USDA REAP program. Rodney Bushey Jr. of East Fairfield used a $12,002 REAP grant to help increase energy efficiency in maple syrup production. Bushey teamed up with USDA Rural Development to fund the installation of a reverse osmosis system that reduced the amount of fuel oil he had to burn while boiling sap into maple syrup. The installation of the reverse osmosis system and membranes has increased efficiency in maple syrup production and reduced oil consumption by an estimated 2,657 gallons per year.
Created by the 2008 Farm Bill, REAP was reauthorized by the recently passed 2014 Farm Bill. For fiscal year (FY) 2014, USDA plans to award up to $12.3 million in grants and $57.8 million in loan guarantees. Additional REAP funds provided by the Farm Bill will be made available with a subsequent notice.
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Since the start of the Obama Administration, REAP has supported more than 8,200 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide. During this period, USDA has provided more than $264 million in grants and $212 million in loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small business owners.
This REAP funding is an example of the many ways that USDA is helping revitalize rural economies to create opportunities for growth and prosperity, support innovative technologies, identify new markets for agricultural producers, and better utilize our nation's natural resources.
Information on how to apply for REAP funding and on the application deadlines (which vary by project type) is available on page 25565 of the May 5, 2014 Federal Register. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2014/05/0079.xml&contentidonly=true
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18 If they are prophets, and if the word of the LORD is with them, then let them intercede with the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem may not go to Babylon. | 18 If they are prophets and have the word of the LORD, let them plead with the LORD Almighty that the furnishings remaining in the house of the LORD and in the palace of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not be taken to Babylon. |
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This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields - a feminist leader ahead of her times. It is also the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes - even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with 'lunacy and sorrow'; yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. It provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases."
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I love the get up and grow so much, I thought I would enjoy this as well but it really weighed my lashes down almost immediately after application :(
So, I wanted a gentler mascara as it's the summer-time and I needed to give my lashes a break from my "They're Real" which is drying out anyways and hard to remove my Water-proof Great Lash, my cheap Jordana etc. This is a nice mascara and has a nice formula. I like for example, that it has no strong scent. It is on the drier side but at the same time does not flake. It coats my lashes evenly and holds my curl fine all in a very NATURAL manner. No va va voom volume or length, but yet a great day time / office subtle look that can be dressed up w/ a liner across the lids in conjunction if need be. I didn't expect it to give me the same effect as my Colossal for example tho. I just needed a more nourishing mascara and didn't really like Revlon's Grow Luscious, but in the future if I were to re-purchase an Almay mascara, it would be their Get up & Grow as I got a LOT more volume for my skimpy lashes w/ that one. Oh, and even tho I purchased their "Blackest Black", I don't find it to be all THAT black. Rimmel's Extra Black & Maybelline's Blackest Blacks are way darker...However, I only spent $7.55 on this at Target, so I cannot complain and I'll happily finish the tube and keep it for 3 months.
I saw another reviewer mention this mascara was dry..... I just opened a brand new tube of this, and it sure seemed VERY dry for being new. It went on okay, I guess, and helped my lashes which are non-existent, but again, it is reallyyy dry and kinda hard to work with. Taking it back, maybe it's a bad tube.....but then again another reviewer commented same. ****
After I wore it all evening, went to take it off, and it would hardly come off and it is NOT waterproof!! What the heck, washed with my Neutrogena cleanser/remover like I normally do, and it left big raccoon circles under my eyes, and still product on my lashes, after washing very thoroughly. Def. won't buy this again, and am taking back the "Get up and Grow" without opening, cuz it's bound to be of same quality.
I am a big fan of this mascara.
I have super sensitive eyes and this has not ever caused me any eye irritation, so that alone is enough for me to give it 5 lippies. However it has more positives:
- the brush shape is unique and provides great lash separation while building volume
- it removes easily
- it doesn't smudge or smear
- it gives both volume and length enhancement
If you have sensitive eyes and/or wear contacts give this one a try!
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This was my favorite mascara for years, but recently I bought a tube and it appears the brush shape has changed. There are only actual bristles on one side of the brush and then the other side is kind of flat. It doesn't seem to coat the lashes as well as it used to coat. I hope this is a mistake and my tube was just a lemon, bc this was one of my faves.
I really wanted this mascara to work. The formula was clumpy. And it smudged. Not crazy raccoon eyes but enough to look like dark circles under my eyes.
The brush is different from any I've seen. Half has super short bristles while the other half has regular length ones. It looks like the brush is smooshed. I tried applying this with both sides, looked up videos to see if there was some trick. It was all still underwhelming.
Is this the worst mascara ever? No. But I won't buy it again.
So, I had used some Almay mascara in high school (it came in a silver colored tube...I have no idea what it was...) & wanted to revisit that simple time :) I did not like this until I used up half of the tube...the brush is different, with regular bristles on one side & shorter ones on the other. Takes some practice, but now that I'm down to 1/2 a tube I really like it...gives great definition & volume, also holds a curl. Took a tip from AnnieJaffery (love her YouTube & blog) and now take my time applying mascara & it does make a difference. Anyways, this does flake a little but comes off easily & seems to treat my lashes well. However I won't buy again...Tarte's LightsCameraLashes & Maybelline Full&Soft are still my favorites...
This is my favorite mascara ever. I buy the "blackest black" and it's fantastic. I love the wand, I start with the longer side and put on my base coat, then go over it with the short side of the wand. If I'm going out at night, I will also use the tip of the wand on the outer lashes for a cool winged effect. I think the weirdest compliment is when someone tells me my lashes look good. haha. I can't get these results with any other mascara . . . believe me, I've tried. Every other year or so, I'll try the latest new mascara to come out that promises amazing lashes and I always go back to the Almay One Coat Triple Effect. There's really no comparison. It's getting harder to find though. I hope they're not discontinuing it because I don't know what I'll do!
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I bought this because I had an allergic reaction to my other mascara and Almay is hypoallergenic.
I was highly unimpressed. You need to spend tons of time adding lots of layers just to get any drama. You can get length curl and volume, yes, but the amount of time it takes compared to other mascaras is ridiculous. I personally get irritated by mascaras that don't start building after a few small strokes.
The formula was disgustingly dry and sticky and when I wanted to remove it my eyelashes got all stuck together and gross.
This does no justice for drugstore mascaras.
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